CECP Orientation Information

Master’s Programs in Counselor Education

An orientation session for newly admitted students to the Clinical Mental Health Counseling; Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling; and School Counseling programs is held shortly after admission to your program. Information about the virtual orientation is included in the letter of admission. 

Each Fall semester additional orientation sessions are held virtually or in-person to update current students on matters of importance in the CECP Department and Counselor Education programs. These orientation sessions are communicated to your WMU email address.

All master’s students in the programs noted above are required to attend a Clinical Orientation the semester before you plan to start CE 6125: Practicum in Counseling. Students who plan to start Practicum in the Spring semester attend the Clinical Orientation during the previous Fall semester, and those who intend to take Practicum in the following Summer or Fall attend the Clinical Orientation during the preceding Spring semester. Notice of these orientation sessions will be communicated to your WMU email address. 

Counseling Psychology - MA 

Welcome to the Master’s Program in Counseling Psychology! Newly admitted Counseling Psychology students are expected to complete the program-specific online orientation as soon as possible after admission and at least by the end of their first semester of registration. This orientation provides valuable information to help you navigate your way through our Counseling Psychology program. To access the online orientation, log into the GoWMU system with your Bronco NetID and password, click on the Elearning icon, and select the Counseling Psychology Masters Students option. You will read program information in a series of modules and complete the related quizzes. You must complete each quiz with a grade of 100% in order to receive credit for completing the orientation. You may review and complete each module as many times as necessary to obtain the 100%, and you may do so in one sitting or come back to it as many times as needed to satisfactorily complete your orientation. After successfully completing all three orientation module quizzes at 100%, you will receive an email notification. Forward that notification to the Counseling Psychology program email address (cecp-cptc@wmich.edu). You will be recorded as having successfully completed the Master’s Program in Counseling Psychology Orientation and you will be able to file a Program of Study with your advisor.

It is strongly recommended that you complete the master’s orientation prior to requesting an appointment with your advisor. The orientation may answer many of your questions and reviewing it prior to meeting with your advisor will help you make the most of that appointment. You may contact the CECP Department at (269) 387-5100 to schedule an appointment with your advisor.